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1948 in South Africa

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See also: 1947 in South Africa, other events of 1948, 1949 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Contents

1 Events

1.1 January
1.2 March
1.3 June

2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

January

4 January - Prince Edward Islands are annexed

March

13 March - Dr K. Goonam led a batch of twelve passive resisters across the Natal-Transvaal border

June

National Party wins General Elections in coalition with the Afrikaner Party (AP)
4 June Daniel François Malan is elected the 5th Prime Minister of South Africa

Births

2 February - Mluleleki Editor George, deputy Minister of Defence, is born
9 July - Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph, composer, is born
14 July - Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu is born at Nongoma

Deaths

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